Li Qi's expression remained calm, as if nothing had happened.
But his mind had already begun racing madly.
Let's analyze this.
Dragon Steed's Remnant Image—could that be Old Ma's name?
Old Ma was the mount of a Song Kingdom general? A horse worth a thousand gold, coveted by a Tang Kingdom general who wanted to take him back and tame him, but he escaped?
And now, that Tang Kingdom general was trying to recover Old Ma, having hired a great many diviners.
Li Qi had been illiterate before and did not understand much, but he had not idled away his time. Ever since the soldiers had hunted him down, he had asked Shen Shuibi many questions about the military system, so he could judge soldiers' strength more easily in the future.
The rank of general was not actually all that high. The Tang Kingdom army was roughly divided into marshal, guard general, general, field officer, and unit, with clear layers between them.
A squad consisted of five men, led by a squad leader.
Two to ten squads formed a team, ranging from ten to fifty men, led by a team commander or banner officer.
Several teams formed a battalion. A battalion had from one hundred to five hundred men and was led by a commandant.
Several battalions formed a commandery. The number of men in a commandery varied, but it was usually established for a legion's temporary encampment and was led by a military commander.
Several commanderies supported one army.
An army, by definition, had at least ten thousand men. A general was the leader who commanded an army of at least ten thousand.
A general could command an army, so their strength was bound to be extraordinary. A Song Kingdom general could reach the seventh rank... so a Tang